Watersheds

What's a watershed?

No, it is not the outdoor building where you keep your hurricane supply of water! A watershed is the area of land that drains into a particular water body (lake, stream, river, ocean, aquifer). All land is part of some watershed.

Why are watersheds important?

Because water drains from a watershed into a water body, anything that is on the ground in that watershed can affect or end up in the water body. People who are miles away from the water body can nonetheless impact it by their actions.